Why author newsletters have stuck (and will keep sticking) around

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s marketing must-do can turn into tomorrow’s old news. For instance, a few years ago, Catherine Baab-Muguira noticed that creatives...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Email newsletter, Jane Friedman, Marketing

How to ensure your character's moment of change feels powerful

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 09:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re over a year out from the moments when we realized that the COVID-19 epidemic was going to dramatically change...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

Practical tips for organizing an online author event

Posted on 04/05/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve been hearing for the past year that some pandemic adaptations will be here to stay. Only time will tell...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Author events, Marketing

What the Dialogue Doctor prescribes for your writing

Posted on 04/05/2021 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Early on in Jeff Elkins’s writing career, he decided to analyze some ongoing bestsellers to see what characteristics they had...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writing advice

How to engage readers and boost your book sales

Posted on 04/04/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether they’re a formal street team or an informal group of fans, your readers can be your best marketing assets....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

Quick advice on character flaws and scene setup

Posted on 04/03/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We share quite a few posts and podcasts on our author newswire. But if those formats aren’t your favorite for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writer Unboxed

5 tips for adding an animal to your novel's fight scene

Posted on 04/02/2021 at 03:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re sensing a theme at Writer’s Digest (and, honestly, enjoying rolling with it). We’ve now gone from tips on developing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

A bestselling author's primer on thriller pacing

Posted on 04/02/2021 at 09:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Both a mystery and a thriller — if done well — make a reader eager to complete the book and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writing advice

You don't have to be a spy to write a good spy thriller

Posted on 04/01/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alma Katsu spent thirty-five years working in the intelligence community, and no doubt that experience helped her write her most...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Thriller, Writer's Digest

ALLi's guide to the tech side of publishing an ebook

Posted on 04/01/2021 at 09:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The headline “how to publish an ebook” can take any number of angles. This time, the Alliance of Independent Authors...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Publishing, Technology